SS Prins Hendrik (1874)
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.png) SS Prins Hendrik | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Namesake | Prince Henry of the Netherlands |
| Operator | Netherland Line |
| Laid down | 31 January 1874[1] |
| Launched | 30 September 1874[2] |
| Decommissioned | 1 November 1886 |
| British India | |
| Acquired | September 1887 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1897 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Length | 368 ft (112.2 m)[1] |
| Beam | 37 ft 3 in (11.4 m)[1] |
| Draught | 25 feet 6 inches (7.8 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 1,600 ihp (1,200 kW)[1] |
| Sail plan | 3-masted [1] |
| Speed | |
SS Prins Hendrik was a Dutch steam ship of the Netherland Line (Dutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) or Netherlands Steamship Company)
SS Prins Hendrik was built for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) by John Elder & Co. of Govan on the River Clyde. The order for the ship was caused by the disaster of a previous SS Prins Hendrik which sunk in the Red Sea on 27 September 1873. The decision to place this order in Glasgow was taken by mid October.[4]
Prins Hendrik was laid down as yard number 232 at John Elder & Co in Gowan on 31 January 1874.[1] She was launched on 30 September 1874.[2] On 13 November 1874 she made her trial runs on the Clyde under Captain M.C. Braat, and reached 13 knots.[3] On 18 November 1874 she left Greenock for Nieuwediep (Den Helder).
Characteristics
Dimensions
Prins Hendrik was 368 feet (112 m) long, 37.25 feet (11.35 m) wide and had a draught of 25 feet 5 inches (7.75 m). The cargo size of the ship was 2,804 gross register tons (GRT).[1]
Machinery
The compound steam engines were also delivered by the shipyard. The indicated power of the engines was 1,600 indicated horsepower (1,200 kW). There were two double-ended Scotch boilers with six furnaces each. The engine drove a single screw.[1]
Accommodation
Prins Hendrik had place for 70 first class passengers and 22 second class passengers.[1]
